Cigarette-package



G. W. HILL.

CIGARETTE PACKAGE. APPLICATION FILED AUG.4,1916- Patented Nov. 15, 1921.

UNITED STATES GEORGE W. HILL, 0] NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO AMERICANTOBA A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

PATENT OFFICE.

CCO COMPANY,

CIGARETTE-PACKAGE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 15, 1921.

Application filed August 4, 1916. Serial No. 113,091.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, GEORGE W. HILL, a citizenof the United States, residin at New York city, inthecounty of New Forkand State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Cigarette-Packages, of which the following is a Specification.

This invention relates to certain novel and useful improvements in thepackaging of cigarettes, little cigars and the like, in the presentinstance the invention being shown and describedas a cigarette package.

Heretofore it has been the general practies to resort to two methods ofpackaging cigarettes, that is to say, the boxing and wra ping.

hen the package is to embrace a rela tively small number of cigarettes,ten for instance, they are usually arranged in one or two rows and areincased in a box of comgaratively stifi? material, such as card-board,ox-board and the like, to prevent the individual cigarettes being brokenor otherwise damaged. These cardboard boxes are ofvarious constructionand design, and are more or less cumbersome and inconvenient, inaddition to affording but a limited amount of protectionto it thecontents. On the other hand; where apackage is to embody sucharelatively large number of cigarettes that it is inadvisable to useboxes for easing the same, it is the custom to envelop the cigarettes ina wrapper-or cup-shaped container, which is made of flexible, pliablematerial, such as paper, or a combination of paper and tin-foil. As thecigarettes in such case are arranged in a multiplicity of relativelyshort rows or layers in the package, or are bunched together, thenatural thickness or bulk of the contiguously arranged cigarettes,coupled with the soft wrapper, constitutes a suflicient protection,under certain conditions, such for instance so long as a package remainsintact and contains substantially the original number of cigarettes.

This soft bulk that it 1s inconvenient to carry about ackage, however,is of such quent possibility the cigarettes.

In the present instance it is my purpose to provide a cigarette packagewhich will embody all of the advantages of both the box and the wrappertype of packages, and yet Wlll be free from the inherent disadvantagesthereof, such as have been above recited.

Still a further object of my invention is to provlde a clgarette packagewhich will be of sufficient stability and strength to adequately protectthe contents, irrespective of the fact of whether the package containsits maximum or minimum number of cigarettes.

Furthermore, I propose to provide a package which will present a neat,attract1ve appearance, which may be readily and conveniently carriedabout in .the pocket without bulging the latter, which may be readilymanipulated to provide access to the cigarettes which will protect thelatter from atmospheric changes, and from the entry of dirt, and otherforeign substances, and which may be made up and marketed at arelatively low cost. i

With the aboverecited objects, and others of similar nature in view, myinvention consists in the construction, combination and arrangement ofparts set forth and fallmg within the scope .of the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings,

Figure 1 is a plan view of a blank of card-board or the like, adaptedtobe folded to constitute a case in which the cigarettes are initiallypacked.

of breaking or bending Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing thecigarettes packed in the card-board case.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing the case in position to have thecomposite wrapping sheet applied thereto.

Fig 4 is a plan View of a blank or sheet, from which the cover or pouchsection of the package is made.

Fig. 5 is a perspective View of the c0mplete' outer cover or pouchportion of the package.

Fig. 6 is aperspective view of the completely wrapped and sealedcigarette package embodying my invention.

Fig. 7 is a vertical sectional view taken through the package, shown inFig. 6.

The cigarette package forming the subject matter of this inventionembraces, in the present instance, three principal sections or parts,that is to say, an inner box-like casing A, of card-board, box-board orother like material in which the cigarettes are initially packed in rowor rows, a wrapper sheet B which is preferably in the nature of a.composite sheet of paper and tin-foil, and in which sheet the casing Athat contains cigarettes is adapted to be wrapped, and an outer coverpreferably of pouch-like form which maybe composed ofrsuitable paper,leather, fabric'or any desired material which possesses therequisitedegree of flexibility and which may be ornamented or printed tosuit the individual taste of manufacturer or merchant.

The inner, or card-board casing A, is

' preferably madefrom a blank, such as is shown in Fig. 1, comprising arectangular body section 1, having the side w1ngs2 defined by thevertical score lines 8. The blank is also scored along the transverselines 4,

' 5 andr6. In folding the blank to form the box,it is bent transverselyon the lines 4: and 5 to constitute the bottom wall 7, which hingedlyunites the back wall 8 with the front wall 9, while the sides of thecasing are formed by the wings 22 after the blank has been folded orbent on the lines 38. Normally the front wall 9 of the casing A is ofthe same dimensions or area as the back wall 8, and when the cigarettesare packed in the casing, they are confined between these walls 8 and 9.hen the package is in use, as bythecustomer, the front wall 9 may befolded or bent back on the score line 6 to expose the upper endportionsof the cigacomposite sheet, B, as is shown in Fig. 3

rettes, such cigarettes being shown as D, with such upper end portionsindicated by If'desired, this section ofthe front wall formed by afolding or bending on the line 6, and which section is indicated at 9,may be entirelytorn or severed from the main portion of the top.

After packing as above described, the

' casing A containing the cigarettes is preferrelatively greater widththan the card-board casing, the extending marginal edges of the sheetare tucked in or lapped over as shown at 11 in Fig. 6, so that thecasing A will be completely wrapped in the composite sheet.

At this stage, the package is completed by the application of an outercover which is preferably of punch-like form, and is made from arectangular blank such as shown in Fig. 4. This blank has an adhesiveapplied to one of the shorter edges, as shown at 13, and to one of theadjacent longer edges thereof as shown at 14.

The casing A containing the cigarettes and now wrapped in the compositesheet, 13, is placed upon the intermediate portion of this blank shownin the Fig. l and the two projecting portions of the blank brought intooverlapping relations at one face of the package and united or joinedalong the seam 15 by adhesive 13. The bottom of the cover or pouch isthen formed by tucking in the corners, as shown at 16, and foldinginward the bottom edges lithe latter being united by the adhesive 14-.

The cigarette package is now of itself complete, but if desired asuitable band label or the like shown at 18 in Fig. 6, may be applied.

From the above description, taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, the construction and manner of preparing my improved packagewill be readily understood.

It will be noted that in the present in stance, I have shown a singlerow of cigarettes D, but it will be understood that the packagemaycontain a plurality of rows if desired. It will further be seen, thatwhere the cigarettes are packed in but one or two rows, the card-boardcasing will protect the same against breakage owing to its inherentstiffness, and at the same time the wrapping sheet, B, and thepouch-like cover therefor, insure additional protection against moistureand the like, and will also add to the appearance of the package when itis offered for sale.

Furthermore, I provide an inexpensive package, and one which may bereadily and conveniently manipulated to afford access to the cigarettes,inasmuch as the card-board casing is formed from a single blank cut inan exceedingly simple manner to provide a box-like receptacle for thecigarettes, having a bottom wall, two side walls, a hinged uniting wall,and a top wall, the end of the box opposite the hinged uniting wallbeing permanently open. If desired, the purchaser of the package mayremove the pouch-like cover and the wrapper sheet, and slip thecard-board casing containing the cigarettes into a jacket or pouchespecially adapted and prepared for this purpose, and which pouch formsthe subject matter of a separate application.

lVhile I have herein shown and described one particular embodiment of myinvention, I wish it to be understood that I do not confine myself toall the precise details of construction herein set forth by way ofillustration, as modification and variation may be made without departinfrom the spirit of the invention or excee ing the scope of the appendedclaims.

What I claim is 1. A cigarette package comprising an inner casing ofrelatively stiff material having a permanently open end and in which thecigarettes are initially packed, an intermediate wrapper sheet ofrelatively flexible material completely enveloping the innercigarette-containing casing, and an outer nently open, an interme iatecom osite wrapper sheet of paper and metallic oil of greater width thanthe casing and wrapped about and completely enveloping the latter, and aflexible pouch-like cover formed from a single sheet of material adaptedto receive and removably contain the wrapped casing,

and also having a permanently open end.

3. A cigarette package comprising a boxlike casing adapted to have thecigarettes packed therein, said casing having a back wall and the sidewalls integral therewith, and a front wall provided with a bendable flapsection and an end Wall hingedly uniting the front wall and the backwall, thus formin a structure to resist bending and protecting thecigarettes when carried by the user and having a permanently open end, aflexible composite sheet of greater width than the casing wrapped aboutand enveloping the latter, and a pouch-like cover formed from a singlesheet of flexible material re ceiving the wrapped casing, suchpouch-like cover having a permanently open end.

4. A cigarette ackage comprising a boxlike holder of re atively stiffmaterial permanently open at one end and having a side wall thereoftransversely scored to permit the upper portion thereof adjacent thepermanent opening to be folded outwardly, a flexible wrapper sheetfolded about said holder to completely cover the same, and anoutercasing of readily foldable material permanently open at the endcorresponding to the open end of the inner holder, and a narrow bandaround the open end of the outer casing to prevent separation of theparts until ruptured.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

GEORGE W. HILL.

Witnesses:

RICHARD J. BOYLAN, J. R. CUMMINGS.

